The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-08
FAUST BY HENRY IRVING.
pEzHEs GREAT POEM BEAUTIFULLY
TLAYED AND PICTURED.


hsDevii with ThriiIInsiy Mystical snr
tt1vsunaines-Beth Popular and Artistic
Sdbelievers In personal devil, II they wert
akghe Star Theatre last evening" will hence
fpthh think OF him no incarnated In tho 1fephis'
iepheles Of Mr.. Henry Irving. This actor has
krpindividuality 10 strong and singular that
tha comedians merely initiate him when they
kfyto caricaturo and yet his dramatic imper.
Mutations 70 beyond his own fdiosyncrnsies
~. enough to become separately distinct
yiyid, and unforgottable.. OF mono Of his crea-
lions IL It moro strikingly true than OF his Satan
IN Z Faust" His London Lyceum production
pfJ3oethes poem was brought in It's entirety
tbsfe Star, and In all tho show md commotion
tAk Aephistophsles was central. commanding,
Ma interesting. Nor was this successful ap-
ttSa to particular attention made primarily BY
Sitodd aspect. Tho first revelation was that
kfA rsd-clad figure. not different from theatre
eat tradition except that the face was clear Of
imbustacho and whiskera He became the
aHine mocking. humorous fend who had been
Snhny times imperfectly copied from Goethe.
MT besides that he was at times being Of
tplritual and intellectual power. thus filling out
Kdharscter of Internal height as well as depth.
h7ss face Of deadly pallor was wretchedly sad
snfepose. but startlingly Economical in the lccr-
nh, sneerfng glee Of aotion-at oil times tho
SlSage Of tho ideal devil himRelL All these dis
fiiietions were emphatic In tho duel with VAL
3ysy{ne, even without tho electrical dovice which
popularized It to the general spectators. A
b1Ge flame played from his sword as he WELD
ALT; and, after tho fatal thrust, MephistoDhoies
kcd down en he fulisn adversary With
aSsff wns Tie acme Of doSiitry: But ioculsrity
Efe his dominant characteristics: grotesaue
EiunSss WAS nv prIH p h1s e dVors'on' ana
dJ Of Mir. irving was the Margaref OF Miss
Sa emotions q tIls familiar hs s was
NyI -nigh perfect qualification. Miss Terry had
the right tG 81 ana az aTi ~ So
Sceeic idsai Of Tie iiiiated maiden Hor inno:
Sss DESPAIR nss 0 Ssd no 1 %nsone
md yet. they were rendered approciable to the
ssshe hardest hears With their ps,hos There
ms room for doubt and difference " to an uG IN,
aen sna!Sn & Mr. .ss nss
Sanhe play was DEMONSTRATION by Mr. W. g:
Gsvo the iamentation Of the old man for his
lot youth. the barter OF his body and soul Us
ymsnt l9r re}Ivennslor: the ruin q the
1did not 20 much beyond the human limits.
natural. and Il did moi. more than Sareiy touch
Tlpn tho other portions Of the work which are
s4Satricaliy represented IN Germany s,T but
Hfsrstio ones to the orisinal. however. in both
ans % sass .ss q a
H6euase was ; scholarly translation. and
seIiss II snii,.ued picture. Faust
s curious entsrtaInT;%%S,nt ana therein the
living was displayed. The Shakespeare limos
of labened scenes and boy actresses are very
MI sicwlS steady. but more to M. irvias's
Tran TO- any one other example do We owe the
n al knds IA hf city
EscS iurtSsr and more effectively than ever ever
iSiIt always within legitimate bounds. The
until only s dss ray S e the Ss.s s
0i %.Shs EitUhepn
9an Mt q . q ss ysar u ass
were Directly from Sossh g. as msn
Tie rf wsN eraWIsa snd
Ss6uohed apish creatures. and tho sights Of
the suy P sna sn b s osass %s:
Wade TO one Of the scenic triumphs.a view Of
NuremberR rare az Q painting and In Its pop
nl0us suggestions. Here was reasonably To-
ca1ed. though with no warrant from the text,
Sine Of the foreground was not toy house. and
the portion OF a cathedral opposite was 80 mas
Ritely solid that It seemed as actual as the
1nuso Of large. organ within. The acme
of6he dramatically picturesque was reached in
Misrepresentation Of the WalpurRis revels on
The heights OF Broken. At first the desolate
1ufnmtt q the mountain In stormy moonlight
Mss exhibited. with distant glimpse Of snow
Socka Owls tapped dismally across, winged
manuscripts came Out, goblin combinations OF
inen and beasts Joined them. variegated imps
1ends, and spectres made cries Of Joy and tor
mont, and the place was crowded by o hideous-
~ fascinating multitude. In which Aephis-
tqoheles was O. principal. 30 impressive was
~ spectacle that for the moment one forgot
and had np thought Of the care
A1tehes or blunders that spoiled the illusion
- suceessful as the last In London.
SrEhe important speaking characters, besides
~ two already considered were Faust. enact
A1twtth romantic fervor and correct feeling by
M Alexander: Martha. r6lo In which Mrs.
ShipPenSale was noisy and scarcely e1Eaging
NVate force BY, Mr.; Glsnny in his one scene Of
fhk mortal duel The stage was frequently full
Hfpeople. however. and mnny Of them had Q
36E words now and then to say, while many
0thers were visible only for pantomime. The
Dptrol OF these small performers was wonder
4di and their use was valuable In reaching the
GSueral success. .,'.
TIE Manner sr" Raust's" Reception aad the
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